--- In nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Westerhof (mwester)" <mwester@...>
wrote:
>
> slackline wrote:
> > You say that having /opt/sbin and/or /opt/usr/sbin before /sbin and
/usr/sbin would be a problem, could it be that this is also true if /opt/bin is
defined before /sbin and /usr/sbin ?
> >
> > Showing my ignorance here, but why does the order matter? If the shell
can't find the command in the first path it searches it moves onto the next,
then the next doesn't it?
>
> In the case that an executable of the same name exists in both optware
> and the native feeds, it would be desirable that the native executable
> be chosen.
>

Ah, yes sloppy writing on my behalf, I'm not quite that ignorant and get that
having the native apps would be preferable, but was wondering why /opt/bin might
prevent binaries in /sbin and/or /usr/sbin from being found.

Still having NFS issues but haven't really had time to sit down and thrash
through them yet. Maybe if its raining this weekend I'll do it.

Cheers,

Neil